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The city has developed a new policy and higher salary levels to attract more experts and scientists to work for the local government. — Photo sggp.org.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The People’s Committee of HCM City has approved a policy that would help attract experts and scientists, particularly in the fields of IT, biotech, logistics, nanotech, and the support industry, in the 2018-20 period. The city aims to attract experts who can help develop high-tech zones, economic zones and industrial zones. The city will develop a recruitment plan and set up a consulting team that will be responsible for selecting the most suitable experts to ensure that all the seclected experts have enough ability to help the city develop its projects most effectively. Under the policy, the city will provide initial subsidy of VNĐ80 million to VNĐ100 million (US$3,500 to $4,300) to each scientist and expert after they sign a contract. They will receive a monthly salary based on the … [Read more...] about New policy to attract more experts, scientists to work for HCM City gov’t

A police officer direct traffic in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Mạnh Linh Viet Nam News By An Phương HCM CITY – You’ve probably heard of multiple measures to ease traffic congestion in HCM City, but are you aware that the city plans to restrict motorbikes by 2030? As far as I know, HCM City is the third city, besides Hà Nộ i and Đà N ẵng, to come up with a roadmap to limit private vehicles travelling to the city centre and to areas prone to traffic congestion. According to the proposal’s first phase from now until 2020, the city will increase parking fees, restrict parking for motorbikes and impose a toll on vehicles entering the city centre. During peak hours between 7am and 7pm, motorbike travel will be restricted between Tân Bình District’s Tr ư ờ ng Sơn Stree t and District 1’s Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai Street, and between Pasteur Street (Lý Tự Trọng – Điện Biên Phủ section) and Nam Kì Khởi Nghĩa Street (Điện Biên Phủ - Lý Tự Trọng section). The city will also … [Read more...] about Is a motorbike restriction or ban the way to go for HCM City?

NEC reports 98 per cent election turnout Nation turns out for elections Polling stations offer support to older residents on Election Day 95% of eligible voters cast ballots in HCMC as of 5 pm. Election Day at a polling station Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc in HCM City votes at polling station 41 in Ward 6, District 3, HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM City – HCM City voters took part in the election for the 14 th Việt Nam National Assembly this morning, which saw cooler temperatures after an overnight rain. All electoral places were solemnly decorated with flags, banners and information about candidates. Since early this morning, voters have queued up at electoral places even before the official opening time of 7am. Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, Politburo member, chairman of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front’s Central Committee and deputy chairman of the National Electoral Council, paid a short visit to HCM City Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc … [Read more...] about Election atmosphere in HCM City

Cargo vessels anchored at Cát Lái Port in HCM City. – VNA/VNS Photo Hà Thái Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City’s Department of Planning and Architecture has proposed to the government to open a road or railway route dedicated to container trucks entering Cát Lái Port. This is to avoid these vehicles from using urban roads for transporting goods and leading to traffic congestion. Previously, the government had approved a plan to establish a rail route to Cát Lái Port to transport goods. But the plan was abolished in 2013. Late last year, HCM City had once again suggested to the Ministry of Transport to re-consider the construction of railway lines into ports in the city, especially into Cát Lái Port, to ease traffic in those areas. Currently, all trucks transporting goods to and from Cát Lái Port run from Mai Chí Thọ Street to Mỹ Thủy intersection and Cát Lái Port. Nguyễn Thanh Toàn, deputy director of the city’s department, said the incidence of trucks and container … [Read more...] about HCM City proposes road, railway to Cát Lái

Passengers get on a bus on Hàm Nghi Street, HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City Public Transport Management Centre has proposed raising the bus fares by VNĐ1,000 (4 US cents) to recover the costs of purchasing new buses. Accordingly, the fare will rise from VNĐ5,000 to VNĐ6,000 on buses travelling a distance of less than 18km, and from VNĐ6,000 to VNĐ7,000 on routes extending beyond 18km. Students, however, will enjoy the universal discount fares of VNĐ2,000 on all public buses. Public Transport Management Centre Director Trần Chí Trung said the fare increase was “a necessary move”. “It will help balance the investment in new buses and cut the State budget spending for subsidies,” Trung said. He also guaranteed that the fare rise would accompany an improvement in the service, saying the centre was planning to use an e-ticket system on HCM City’s buses. — VNS … [Read more...] about HCM City to raise bus fares

A Vietnamese woman is given a COVID-19 vaccine shot at Lotus Medical Centre in Poland. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Long PRAGUE — The Lotus Medical Centre, which was set up under a co-operative arrangement between Việt Nam and Poland, has been licensed to conduct COVID-19 vaccinations in the European country. According to Trần Anh Tuấn, chairman of the centre and President of the Vietnamese Association in Poland, Lotus is one of more than 6,000 COVID-19 vaccination locations in the country. To obtain a licence, the centre underwent tests on epidemiology, the qualifications of doctors and nurses, and COVID-19 information access and processing, he added. The Polish government has provided the centre with free doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Lotus has worked with the Vietnamese Association in Poland to help thousands of Vietnamese and local residents with testing while giving them pandemic prevention and control advice, Tuấn said. The inoculation procedures are easy … [Read more...] about Việt Nam-Poland medical centre begins COVID-19 vaccinations for Vietnamese citizens

Photo baochinhphu.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY --  The Government will create favourable conditions in terms of mechanisms and policies to enable the development of HCM City, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc promised at a meeting with the city People’s Committee on Monday. "The city plays the role of ’economic locomotive’ not only for the south-east but also the entire nation, contributing 22 per cent of GDP and 30 per cent of the Government’s revenues," he said. He called on the city to renew and create forces for sustainable development, and play a leading role in international and regional integration. He suggested four goals for the leaders: establishing a smart, dynamic and modern city with extensive links with international and regional value chains and competitiveness in comparison with other Asian cities; developing high-quality human resources; becoming a destination for investment and start-ups; and becoming a sustainable market economy. … [Read more...] about Gov’t to create favourable conditions for HCM City’s development

Switch: Enterprise employees fulfil customs clearance procedures at the Sài Gòn Port Border Customs Sub-department Region 1 in HCM City’s District 2. Soon they will be available to do this online. — VNA/VNS Photo Kim Phương Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The municipal Customs Department is now offering online services at Level 3 for 41 administrative procedures. The online services aim to help applicants save time and cost, and make procedures and notifications easier to check and follow. The department has said it will upgrade and develop its online services on its e-portal to reach at least Level 3 this year. Level-3 services will allow individuals and companies to fill in and submit forms online. The services can be accessed at http://haiquan.hochiminhcity.gov.vn or the e-portal of the General Department of Customs itself at http://pus.customs.gov.vn . The mobile app can be downloaded from Samsung Apps or the Google Play Store. The department has said it will provide … [Read more...] about HCM City Customs takes online applications

Two men fined for making inaccurate health declarations VN to receive 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines late Feb: health ministry 40 new COVID-19 community infections confirmed on Tuesday evening Hà Nội orders closure of streetside stalls, religious sites 23 cities and provinces put off resumption of in-person learning after Tết holiday Passengers at the domestic terminal at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. — VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — HCM City authorities are testing arrivals from three major airports in the north (Nội Bài in Hà Nội, Vân Đồn in Quảng Ninh Province and Cát Bi in the northern port city of Hải Phòng) as tens of thousands of passengers are returning after the Lunar New Year holiday. According to the HCM City Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of February 14, some 200 samples had been taken each day for testing on a random basis at Tân Sơn Nhất International … [Read more...] about HCM City airport gives COVID tests to passengers returning from the north

All staff and passengers at Miền Đông Bus Station in Bình Thạnh District are asked to fill out health declaration forms and give samples for coronavirus testing. VNA/VNS Photo Mạnh Linh-Phú Đạt HCM CITY — HCM City is resuming the use of university dormitories as quarantine facilities along with 52 other quarantine areas, with a total of 4,500 beds in hospitals and districts, according to the city Department of Health. The quarantine facilities at Việt Nam National University-HCM City and HCM City National Academy of Politics in Thủ Đức District, and HCM City University of Foreign Languages- Information Technology in Hóc Môn District, house a total of 10,000 people. Speaking at an online meeting with the Government held on Monday, Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of the city People’s Committee, said these facilities were ready to admit people designated for isolation because they were related to COVID-19 patients. The city also has 24 hotels used as quarantine … [Read more...] about HCM City uses university dormitories as quarantine facilities